Brick wall construction



Sept. 28 1926.

Filed August so, 1924 a Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 28 Q1926.

w. CARVER BRICK WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Augus t 30, 192 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Spt. 28,1926, 1 1,601,106

' W. CARVER BRICK WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed August 30, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 1/2/7702 I 6 I r ,two walls constructed in accordance with my Patented Sept. 28, 1926.

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Application filed AugjustBO, 1924. Serial No. 735,172.

This invention relates to wall construction and is directed more 'particularlyto awall formed from bricks such asconiinonly used for buildings. i

I leretofore ithas been the customary practice to construct a brick wall having .a thickness of two or nore bricks, such thickness depending upon the height of the Wall and the stresses and strains to which it was to-be subjected. This practice involves the useoff a larger number of bricks and also more labor for laying the sanie than contemplated by a wall constructed in accordance with my invention.

It is the primary object of the present invention to construct abrick wall whose nor inal thickness shall be equal "to the width of a single brick and which shall be provided with suitable pilasterreinforcements serving also as supports for the finish at definite intervals, and such reinforcements shall constitute an integral part of the wall proper.

Another object is'to provide a wall of the aforesaid character which shall-includenovel means for supporting the girders or joists and also window financ er f rainescoininonly used in building construction.

fAstill further object is to provide a-wall of this general character which shall be simple in construction, inexpensiveto erect, and

which shall be strong and durable and capa- V ble of withstandingthe. stresses usually encountered.

With these vandother objects View, the

invention consists in the various novel fea.

tiires of construction and arrangement or combination, all of wh ch will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the V appended claims.

Int 1e drawings accompanying and form-- ing a part ofthis application, Fig. l is a perspective view of a. corner portion formed by invention; Fig. 2is a detail vertical sectional v ewthroughthe wall; 1g. 3 s a perspective v ew of onecourse of bricks laid n accordance with my inventiongig. l is a per- I spective view of anad -jacentcoursefof bricks .laid in accordance w th my invention; Fig.

5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View.

through one of the reinforcing pilasters;

' Fig. 6 is a View similar to 2 but showing a inodified form of construction for supportingthe oists, and forming a firestop; Fig. 7 a. fragmentary perspective view of a invention, I'first lay-acourse of bricks lend to end on a suitable foundation, and at intervals equal. to a distance ofv about two bricks I lay a half brick 2 at right angles to the wall defined by this course. At the end of course 1 where the corner is to be formed, I lay a brick 3 which is of less length than the usual brick and slightly longer than the half bricks2. A brick i is then laid at right angles to. the course 1 and in contact with the end of brick 3. A brick 5 is then-laid parallel to the course 1 and with its end in contact with brick at and anotherbrick 6is then laid at right anglesto brick 4 and with its end flush with "the outer surface of this brick] A course of bricks defining the secend wall is then' fo'rmed bylaying two bricks 5, end to end, and then a brickfi at right angles thereto sothatit will occupy a posi tion similar to brick This course. is continued to the desired length whereupon a corner is forn echas previously described, and .a course definingthe third wall is then laid parallel with the first mentioned wall and in a mannersiinilar to that described in connection therewith.

The fourth wallinay .be constructed in a manner similar to that described in connection with the second walk It will be understood of course that-while 1 have shown the half bricks 2 and the bricks 6 and-6 spaced atan interval of'two bricks, any suitable spacing distance can beused. i

After this first course of bricks is laid, a second course'is superimposed thereon'and this second course is shown in Fig. 4. The second course is formed by laying a brick 7 on each of the halfbricks 2 so that said brick will extend over the joint between {bricks 1 and lie flush with the oiitersuiface of these bricks. The'space intervening between the bricks 7 is then filled by bric'ks 8 of bricks is formed by arranging a brick 7 over the jo nt formed by brick 3 and adjacent brick 1. and also so that said brick will lie flush with the inner end of brick 5 in the first course. A. brick 9 is then laid with its end in contact w th brick 7 and the end of ti brick will lie flush with the wall defined by bric l in the first course. A second brick T is arranged parallel to brick T but is disposed in staggered relation with respect thereto and this brick will lie flush with the inner end of brick 6 in the first course. A brick 3 of substantially the same size br ck is then positioned with its end in contact with brick 9 and with its side in contact with brick 7. Three bricks 10 are then laid end to end with respect to brick 3 and a half brick 11 is then positioned adjacent the third brick 10 and at an interval of two bricks along the wall thus formed.

It will be observed that the second course of bricks just described is substantially identical with the first course shown in Fig. 3 except that a reverse construction is employed. The walls are thus built up using first a course of bricks such as shown in Fig. 3 and then a course such as shown in Fig. 1-. alternating such courses until the desired height is obtained.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will thus be noted that each wall is formed with a plurality of reinforcing pilasters 12 which constitute an integral part of the wall.

lVhen the wall has reached a suitable height for laying joists, I then place an angle iron 13 longitudinally of two opposite walls and this angle iron is supported by the reinforcing pilasters 12. The joists 14 will then be supported directly on the angle iron atany suitable distance apart and, if desired may be connected to the angle iron by suitable anchors or straps 15, each of which is provided with a hooked portion 16 that is adapted to engage the up standing flange of angle iron 13. From this point the walls may be carried upwardly to any desired distance using the same method of construction as previously described. If desired, the space between the ends of adjacent joists may be filled in with bricks 17 (Fig. 6) and thereby eliminate the use of the anchors or straps 15. These bricks in addition to supporting the joists also form an effective fire stop as they provide a barrier between adjacent joist-s and thereby shut off the fines defined by the pilasters so that the danger of fire spreading from a lower floor to an upper floor is reduced to a mi ni mum.

The pilasters 12 in addition to reinforcing the walls also serve as convenient supports for fastening the finish work a portion of which is indicated at 12.

In Figs 6 to 9 inclusive I have shown a slightly modified form of construction for forming the reinforcing pilasters. In this modified form I employ, instead of a halt brick 2 or 11, a whole brick 18 which is laid parallel with the wall. The second course of bricks superimposed thereon is identical with the course illustrated in Fig. l-. The result is a reinforcing pilaster having an appearance such as shown in Fig. (i.

In Fig. 10 I have shown a modified form of construction for supporting the joist and which eliminates the use of angle iron 1; ports and permits the use of bricks corbelled over for supporting the same. The wa l is built up to the desired height in a manner similar to that already disclosed. four su-z-h courses of construction being illustrated in this particular view. At the fourth course a brick 21 is laid at right angles to each supporting pilaster and then a course of bri ks is laid at right angles to the wall. On top of this course I then lay a course of bricks 23 which are arranged at right angles to the course 22 and which define a ourse having a width of two bricks. The cours s o bricks 22 and 23 define an inwardly pro ect ing shelf from the wall and serve the double purpose of providing a support for the joists H and also providing a fire stop for the wall, thereby preventing fire from spreading from the lower story to the upper. In other words, these two courses projecting inwardly from the wall shut off the natural fines defined by the reinforcing pilasters. The joists 1% are supported directly on the course of bricks 23 and the wall is then continued upwardly by laying a suitable number of courses 23 which completely enclose the ends of the joists and support said stringers in their proper positions. From this point onward the wall is constructed in the manner already referred to.

A wall constructed in accordance with my invention uses a much less number of bricks than formerly required for similar walls and the formation of the reinforcing and supporting pilasters as an integral part of the wall imparts sufficient strength thereto so that the wall is enabled to withstand the ordinary stresses and strains to which it is subjected and the pilasters serve as convenient supports for the finish. X0 special form or size of bricks are required and in view of the less number of bricks used in its construction, the labor cost of laying the same is also reduced to a minimum. The wall can be easily and quickly erected and suitable provision is made for supporting the joists withoutdifficulty. I

Having thus described my I claim is:

1. A wall corner formed by the inter-s0"- tion of two walls, each wall com iirising a plurality of courses of bricks and each course having the bricks laid end to end, alternate courses in one of said walls having invention what a brick arranged at right angles to the Wall adjacent the corner thereof, a second brick arranged parallel to the first brick in each of said alternate courses, said second brick being staggered with respect to the first brick, and the intermediate courses in the other Wall having the corner bricks laid in a manner similar to the corner bricks in said alternate courses but at right angles thereto.

2. A Wall corner formed by the intersec tion of two Walls, each Wall comprising a plurality of courses of bricks the alternate courses of one Wall having the corner bricks projecting at right angles theret the intermediate courses in the other Wall having the corner bicks laid in a similar manner to the corner bricks in the said alternate courses but at right angles thereto.

3. A Wall corner formed by the intersections of two Walls, each well comprising a plurality of courses of bricks, alternate courses in one of said Walls having a brick arranged at right angles to the Wall of the adjacent corner thereof, second brick arranged parallel to the first brick in each of said alternate courses but staggered With respect thereto and the intermediate courses in the other Wall having the corner bricks arranged in like manner but at right angles to the corner bricks in said alternate courses. 4. A wall formed from a plurality of courses of standard size bricks and having a thickness equal to the Width of one brick, certain of said courses having bricks at definite intervals arranged at right angles to define reinforcing columns and the other courses having a half size brick interposed between said right angularly disposed bricks in said first mentioned course.

. 5. A wall formed of a plurality of courses of standard size brie S each course having the bricks laid end to end alternate courses of said Wall having a brick arranged at right angles thereto and at definite intervals, the intermediate courses of said wall having a brick of half the length of the standard brick interposed between the projecting portions of the first mentioned course.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto atfiX my signature.

WILLIAM CARVER. 

